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keiichi
11th January 2007, 08:05 PM
i was just wondering if it is normal to cut the standard gaurds off totally to make room for the bolt on flares and your lowered car? do you also cut away the inside wheel arch panel (the one that gets all the mud on it above the tyres) so that it and the outside panels arent connected anymore? im trying to make room for loweredness as simple flaring wont do because it rubs on the arch zone not the outside gaurd...
thanx in advance and sorry about my terrible description http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif
Beserker99
12th January 2007, 01:55 PM
Hope these pics help ya http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

http://carview-img4.bmcdn.jp/carlife/images/UserDiary/3581716/P1.jpg
http://carview-img4.bmcdn.jp/carlife/images/UserDiary/3581754/P1.jpg
http://carview-img4.bmcdn.jp/carlife/images/UserDiary/3581934/P1.jpg
http://carview-img4.bmcdn.jp/carlife/images/UserDiary/3582082/P1.jpg
keiichi
12th January 2007, 02:00 PM
thats the one man thankyou very much http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif
what happens if you dont weld it?
Beserker99
12th January 2007, 07:18 PM
No idea...I just found the pics on the interweb a while back http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

My guess is that water and gunk might get inbetween the metals and rust things out in places ya dont want.
Gilly
12th January 2007, 11:57 PM
yeah, water access is a killer. if you can't weld (me) cut the outer skin higher tha nthe inner one, then slit the inner one, fold up and rivet to the outer one, thats what we did with mine, than applied sealant and its all sweet. we cut mine too low still. rims touch still. but yeah my car is loooooow
keiichi
13th January 2007, 11:13 AM
ok cool thanx for that guys... gaurd flaring is a whole new expertise in itself i reackon, good fun though.
fortunately i can weld but unfortunately i cant get me car up my driveway... i have to take a generator down in the suby, which doesnt run a welder. so i scraped the bolt on flare idea. i just cut slits in the outside and inside panel by about 50mm, smacked the inside one in until there was room, pulled them both out then cut them back to a reasonable size, basically ive just moved the arch higher, it actually looks normal now (corona rear archers are crap). so now it just needs to be sealed up. i found this great stuff from the hardware store. its bog and fibreglass combined, you can breach gaps of up to 50mm with it and if you have fibre glass matting then its even stonger. but im yet to try it so ill let yous know.
keiichi
13th January 2007, 11:16 AM
but yeah my car is loooooow[/b]

hey can you get your car over speed bumps gilly?
if you answered "yes" then your car isnt low enough yet http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Gilly
13th January 2007, 07:16 PM
he he NO I CAN"T i have to crawl over them, i have been beached a few times now.
keiichi
13th January 2007, 08:38 PM
lol respect http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif you are officially low enough then

tried the fibre glass bog today... i dont recomend it if you dont have an orbital sander but damn the shit is strong